Courteney Cox asks court to drop Arquette name

Courtney Cox, of the FX Network television series "Dirt," is shown before her interview on the NBC "Today" television program, in New York Feb. 27, 2008. She stars as a ruthless editor of a Hollywood tabloid publication specializing in dishing dirt on the stars. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

June 14, 2012 2:44:53 AM PDT

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - June 14, 2012 --

Courteney Cox Arquette is seeking to legally drop her husband's name once the former couple's divorce is finalized.